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Network Rail blamed a surge in passenger numbers for an increase in delays the
operator of the nation’s railway infrastructure promised to do more to make
the trains run on time.

Mark Carne, the chief executive, has heralded a “rail renaissance” that led 86
million more people to travel by train last year, but he admitted that
Network Rail had missed a target set by regulators of having 92.5 per cent
of trains arrive on time.

He also said that although 90 per cent kept to their schedule last year,
Network Rail’s efficiency was down on the 90.9 per cent